Gilbert Segrave
14th-century Bishop of London
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Gilbert Segrave (1266 – 1316) was a medieval Bishop of London. He was the son of Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave.
Gilbert Segrave | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Elected | 17 August 1313 |
| Term ended | 18 December 1316 |
| Predecessor | Ralph Baldock |
| Successor | Richard Newport |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 November 1313 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1266 |
| Died | 18 December 1316 (aged 49–50) Pons, Poitou |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Segrave obtained the living of Kegworth, Leicestershire in 1279. He was then, with a dispensation for plurality, given the livings of both Harlaxton, Staffordshire in 1282 and Aylestone, Leicestershire in 1292.
Segrave was elected as Bishop of London on 17 August, that election confirmed on 17 September and consecrated on 25 November 1313. Segrave died on 18 December 1316.[1]
